Ethnography, Storytelling, and Phenomenology: Good Problems in Writing Religion

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dc.contributor.authorMoyer, Derek Harley, 1981-
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-07T21:31:53Z
dc.date.available2010-09-07T21:31:53Z
dc.date.issued2010-06
dc.descriptionviii, 71 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.en_US
dc.description.abstractEthnographic accounts of religious practice offer rich and compelling access to the details of lived religion in local sites. Insights from the phenomenological tradition have become increasingly influential in thinking about what etlulOgraphies accomplish. Although etlmographies of religion do well to pay attention to phenomenological concems, ethnographic research and analysis cannot do the same work as phenomenological analysis in studying religion. Etlmographies of religion pay attention to diverse narratives and ways of storytelling, which are important aspects of members' lived religious practice but are unavailable in phenomenological analysis. Storytelling is a fragile research practice that involves inherent ambiguities for ethnographers. These ambiguities call for a persistent and critical reflexivity to be inscribed in ethnographic writing. This reflexivity implies a fundamentally ethical way of thinking about ethnographic research and writing, one that pays attention to the care that is required for good ethnographies of religious practice.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCommittee in Charge: Dr. Marion Goldman, Sociology; Dr. Mark Unno, Religious Studies; Dr. Ted Toadvine, Philosophyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/10703
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregonen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUniversity of Oregon theses, Interdisciplinary Studies Program: Individualized Program, M.A., 2010;
dc.subjectEthnography
dc.subjectEthnology
dc.subjectReligion
dc.titleEthnography, Storytelling, and Phenomenology: Good Problems in Writing Religionen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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